The Community Ownership Support Service Team

Linda Gillespie
Head of Community Ownership
linda@dtascot.org.uk
Phone number: 07579 008467
Following an early career in the private sector during which she was responsible for multiple retail sites in areas across the UK, latterly managing large scale visitor centres, Linda moved into local economic development. Initially as business adviser to a portfolio of high growth companies before moving on to manage a range of business and social enterprise programmes.
Over the years Linda has worked with 100s of community led organisations and social enterprises and has seen at first hand the positive benefits ownership of assets can bring to communities; improving the sustainability of their organisations, protecting and developing services and creating jobs. Within her current role at COSS she has a particular interest in exploring the underlying enterprise models and innovative options for sustaining community assets into the future.

Fiona Taylor
COSS Advisor
Stirling, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow City, Argyll and Bute, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde
fiona@dtascot.org.uk
T: 0131 225 2080 | M: 07946 024029
Working Days: Monday to Friday

Ruth Evans
COSS Advisor
City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, Scottish Borders
Ruth@dtascot.org.uk
M: 07579 008465
Working Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday.

Onie Tibbitt
COSS Advisor
Highlands, Moray, Eilean Siar, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands
onie@dtascot.org.uk
T: 01445 741 129 | M: 07717 783 230
Working days: Monday-Thursday (based near Gairloch).

Andrew Aldous
Facilities Management Advisor
andrew@dtascot.org.uk
Phone number: 07946024025

Duncan Wallace
COSS Advisor
Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Perth & Kinross, Angus, Fife, Dundee, Dumfries & Galloway & the Ayrshires (North, South, East)
duncan@dtascot.org.uk
M: 07903059302
Working days: Monday-Friday

Audrey Dunn
Churches Advisor
audrey@dtascot.org.uk
07956 730149

Harry Whitmore
Churches Advisor
harry@dtascot.org.uk

Claire Martin
Churches Advisor
clairem@dtascot.org.uk